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So, I had written earlier in the week that someone had attempted to steal my wife’s 06’ Chrysler Sebring. Since the car was at the dealership being repaired, my wife spoke to the service manager and asked if he could listen to the engine while it was there and possibly suggest why it has a loud...

My wife's car got broken into yesterday. It happened at church in the broad daylight. We are a part of an inner city ministry that works with the poor and homeless, so it was a matter of time before we fell victim. It looks as if they used a screw driver. The person punched in the door lock and...

This morning while the car was warming up, I decided that I would top off the oil because I knew it was about 1/4 of a quart low. I like to keep my vehicles at the MAX level. I took off the oil cap and started to pour in some oil just to find myself getting showered in oil. There was so much air...

I spent Christmas day with the wife's side of the family. One of her brother's friends also spent the day with us due to being far from his family. He quickly discovered that I had a newer generation Scion XB in the driveway and wanted to check it out; he is currently driving the older...

My wife's 06 Chrysler Sebring with the 2.7L V-6 has had a steadily worsening lifter tick for quit some time now. I just recently finished a clean phase of Auto-Rx and now started the rinse phase. The tick progressed from an occasional occurrence after the car had been driven for a long period of...

Now that I have figured out how to post pics... not sure if this is allowed. I took some pictures of my local congressman's DC office. Found one of his desk ornimates amusing. [/img] [/img]

I have noticed for the past couple of months that on occasion when filling the bathtub, the water looks rusty. This brownish color does not happen every time the bathtub is filled, but is now happening more often. Is this a sign that my hot water heater is on the way out? A friend once told me...

GC 0W-30 is supposedly on sale at Pep Boys right now. Since the GC is made with tears from G0D Himself, I would like to give it a try. My dilemma is that I own a 2006 Chrysler Sebring with the 2.7L V6. This engine is spec'ed for 5W-20 only. Would you use the GC in a 5-20 only engine even though...

Put an aftermarket steering wheel with no airbag on a vehicle that was originally equiped with an airbag. Have a brother in law that bought a 97 Ranger with a deployed airbag. He was going to go to Advanced auto and buy a aftermarket steering wheel and slap it on. Would this be a problem when he...

their car is made of glass. My wife's car is a 2006 Chrysler Sebring. There are plenty of horror stories I've read on the internet about the engine. The engine has an internal water pump which is unnerving byitself. Plus, with my own experiences and troubles with this car, I feel no matter how...

I pulled the plugs on my wife's car last night to see how they looked. Due to the degree of the engine block, I can get a good look at the pistons with a flashlight. They were very black and somewhat rough. They looked as if someone had covered them with that spray-on bed liner material. Is this...

This guys day took a turn for the worse. Youch!!!

Have a 2005 Scion Xb with 67K miles. I am wanting to change the ATF fluid, but can not find what type to use. The owner's manual does not specify a type and search's are not yielding answers either, so I am looking to my fellow brethren. This is a company vehicle so the fluid has to be purchased...

Have 2006 Chrysler with the 2.7L. I did an oil change this weekend and left the cap off like an idiot. A buddy at my wife's work today discovered it. The cap is back on, but should I dump the oil due to driving 3 days with no oil cap? The 2.7L design has 3 timing chains and can be ruff on oil...

I currently drive a ’05 Scion Xb that is a company vehicle. I decided to do all the maintenance work on this car due to the fact that I may purchase the car when it comes off lease, and I want to know the maintenance is done properly. Also, my employer wouldn’t spring the extra $$$ for a lube...

This is the 1st thread I've started..so here we go. I am going out of town on a long trip at the beginning of the week, so this weekend is the only chance I have to work on my car. I have found evidence of sludge in the engine, so I am going to remove the valve covers and remove as much as...